Automatic interrupt

(1) The suspension of a process to handle an event external to the process.~(2) To cause the suspension of a process.~(3) Loosely, an interrupt request.

interrupt

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A break in a computer program, as when a background job is interrupted so that a foreground job can be run.

interrupt

Telecommunications; General telecom

A suspension of a process, such as the execution of a computer program, caused by an event external to that process, and performed in such a way that the process can be resumed. ...

interrupt

Semiconductors; Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

A signal sent by hardware or software to a processor requesting attention. An interrupt tells the processor to suspend its current operation, save the current task status, and ...

Alexanderson

Engineering; Electronic engineering

American inventor who developed the first practical television system in 1930. He later improved upon his invention when he developed color television in 1955.

decibel (dB)

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A practical unit of relative gain. In terms of power, the relative gain in decibels is equal to: Gain (dB) = 10 log 10 ( P out /P in ), where P out is the output power and P ...

audio-frequency meter

Engineering; Electronic engineering

An instrument to measure frequencies in the audio-frequency spectrum (approximately 20 Hz to 20 kHz). Three types are commonly used: * Analog - Gives direct indications of ...

Boltzmann's principle

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A description of the statistical distribution of large numbers of tiny particles under the influence of a force, such as an electric or magnetic field. When the system is in ...